Resilient Kids Group

The Resilient Kids Group is an 8-week group (9-week this Fall) for 8-10 year olds that takes place 3 times a year at the Garratt Wellness Centre in Richmond. The groups are co-facilitated with leaders from various community organizations. The focus of the group is to help children build resiliency skills which include: identifying and managing feelings (enhance emotional literacy); coping with negative feelings (practicing skills such as asking for help); developing friendships, social skills and having fun with other kids with similar experiences. Snacks are provided. If the family needs help with transportation, car rides or bus tickets can be provided as well.

Parents are encouraged to consider participating in our 6-week Parent Education group, which focuses on developing skills to increase your child’s resiliency, together with emotional support, and other useful parenting skills. The parent Education Group can help parents get support, to think about what it means to parent and to understand how stress and anxiety can impact your life. To read more about Parent Education Group, please click here or go to our Groups and Activities Tab at the top of the page to see a list of all groups and events offered.

All referrals are accepted if the parent feels mental illness or substance use from a family member is impacting their parenting or their family’s health and well-being. If there are concerns as to the child’s group readiness, alternatives can be discussed. We want all children to be successful, which may mean that individual support may be the best choice for some children who are not group ready.